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Loggerhead Shrike, a bird (see Hunn, attestations)
TETZOMPAH, Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) [FC: 45 Têtzompã, tetzompã mâmana]: “The wings are mingled white [and black]. Its bill is pointed, like a metal awl It is called tetzompa because, when it has fed, when it is satiated, it impales its catch – mice, lizards – on trees [and] on maguey leaves.” Undoubtedly, the Loggerhead Shrike. The behavior leaves no doubt.
See https://gdn.iib.unam.mx/diccionario/tetzompan for support for the orthography ending with "n."